2014 quiz prelim finalized

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P R E L I M S

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26 questions in prelims. Answers to be written in the answer sheet given by the organisers. All questions are limited to happening of 2014. (events, milestones, personalities, movies, Oman, Toastmasters etc)

For answers pls email to : hrbilgi@gmail.com

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• Luis Suraz, Uruguay player was banned for 9 international matches for his biting incidence.

• When and where did he score his first goal after his biting ban ?

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• Identify the missing host

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Identify the trophy or event

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• Born as Onika Tanya Maraj in Trinidad & Tobago

• Raised in Jamaica• Won 4 American Music Award , 2 MTV awards• Acted in “The Other Women” in 2014

• Who am I ?

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• After “Dirty Picture”, now there is film called “Dirty Politics”.

• It’s rumored to be based on the Bhawari devi scandal .

• Name the main leads of this film

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• Barbie has been the top girls toys for over a decade.

• This year (2014) a Disney character has taken the top seat.

• What is this ‘most sought’ after Christmas gift of 2014?

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• Identify the product

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• Name the Indian film nominated in the “Film not in English language” category for BAFTA 2015 awards.

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• Identify the flag

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Identify the footballer & his achievement in 2014

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• Identify the personality and the post he is currently holding

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Identify the logo

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• Name this festival ?

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• Which is the world’s first newspaper made available on “Whatsapp” ?

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• In 2014 how old was Facebook ?

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•Connect

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• Mangte Chungneijang is the usually invisible part of which famous name?

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The barber of Seville La traviata

The marriage of Figaro Rusalka

• Connect (place)

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South South East : A life in pictures, was the exhibition of photographs taken by Steve Mc Curry. This was held in Muscat last month (Dec 2014).

• Name this famous photograph

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What does this map depict ?

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• How many / what all types of contests can a toastmaster club conduct ?

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• India’s luge participant Shiva kesavan seen in the picture.

• This photo was captioned ‘walk of shame’ in media.

• Why ?

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Identify this personality?

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• Identify the logo?

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• As Boeing’s Director of World Class Competitiveness the tenacious tough-minded John Black finally induced the world’s largest manufacturer of passenger airplanes to adopt X.

• One result was the time-saving moving production line that constructed the Boeing 777 airliner and reduced the building time for the Boeing 737 jet from 29 days to eleven days with a future target of about six days.

• What is X ?

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Identify the logo?